Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-16

NAtAcS VIC 4Alu Ia lee.
But the Irish people and their friends
the Irish National League in America, ar
nOt equal in their demands to the pre-
ce1en.5 which history furnishes. The
SCo pursuing : peaceful and constitution
81 method OF agitalion 10 gsin for them
selves Jltie TO . portion OF the land, or 9
least t.at rents should be fixed at iai
and living prices, or in other words, tina
the people should be permitted 10 man
age their own local affairs; and that al
! Lash Parliament shall be permitted to as
semble once again in College Green. Tn,
object, lhen, * the Irish National League
Ia America i 70 assist in the accomplish.
ment Of SUCH o ete.e Of affairs by honor
/, able ana legitimate means.
The sympathy OF the civilized nations
4 me e&rth are with the Irish in this
peaceful ard constitutional struggle for
self government; great aGd glCriOa:
America is With rs with her strong ana
powerful agm 1sthy. Fer wei. her child
rrn za3w That little over 100 years
since their brave and patriotic fUTefathers
marched TO the battle cry Of liberty fol-
the same principles TOR which we are now
c0ntenajr4
10 that memorable declaration of hu-
man rights they aTraigpeG George III.
( for undeavoring TO inhict upon the young
and struggling colonies, among otler
! wrongs, wlal The Tory government is try
/ lEg 70 itHict upon the Irish to-day. "He
I a2s transported men beyond the seas 10
I be tried Tor pretended cHenses," that is
! one cf he things sought after by TIE CO.
eTcjon 5ii to-day.
Americans fought for liberty and the
right - th= sell, the same fer which the
itL-l are now struggling. The cause Ct
Ir..&nd Is tha cause Of America, and the
cause Of humanity The world over. Wash
iugt0n was En- arch rebe! in his day; rebel
against wIat. against despUusm. Sc the
Lisa arc rC1tla aSainS. pOtism-TOrGs
81 sympathy and good cheer went out
from the legislative halls Of nearly every
s,ate IN this CREST commonwealth. That
reminds rue 0i when I hGd the honor OF
introducing in the last assembly Of this
state. g resolution Of sympathy with The
Irish, gud OF encouragement 20 Gladstone
and PsrUeII il their glorious fight for LID
eTty. ig Ws5 SAID mat the matter con
cerned the English alone, and that Ameri-
cans have no right TO interfere. | say rs
said then, they have 8 right TO extend
the sympathy Of their warm hearts 10 the
oppressed ala d)wD-trJddeG. Americans
&ge 1a Ter no obligation to Great Britain
Tor iaF2"s SHOWN. II you doubt Il read
tbs .fsta.y Of the revolution.
There ere men alive to-day, l believe,
who s2w the torch eppied 70 the capita.
% n. ultiun ~ English soldiers, in VIC
.atioo of every PURPOSE Of iIteruGGUEz.
iIw, sod who sag the drunken leader
tas: the chair gf the speaker, alj after
surrounding himself ~ tts drunken
mEioLs, declared they were the repre-
seoinLye5 # the states now DESTROYED
forever. A.d coming % later tines, in
the memCry Of all, we know the a0s lie
at.tU-e ot GrU2t Britain towards the
nOr.G lr-5uE HE i2.e wa, and now she
a5s, ted the r1utl IN her Tld attempt to
des-roy re Jaion, snd by every me2rs
'"..ain --r power pr5tractec -hst lcDg and
Booty conflict. There is another reason
Why Americans sympatliz- with the irish
cause. They know well that when theII
fra-2,Les5 -re.e fighting for freedom, the
Ir-n pConle having then Parliament
Of s-eir own, refused 20 SEND troops
to America 10 tight the CClCEists; and the
illus-CigUs GCattsn, as the cNpJn snt Of
tn gmnsthy Of the Irish pa0p.a with the
ssruE Ing COl0nists, charged Flood, the
g .EGc2-e o; the British government, g 5
"StaGClG% with 3 metaphor IN his mouth
aGd 3 5Ii5a n his pocket q champion
against he rights Of America-t1e only
hC0e of irallpi, 6ad the refuge OF the
liberties Ot mgnkind.'
And 50 much did the Americans sp-
TTcciata this friendship, that the Cont
mental Congress sent to the Irish people
an address. IL which, among other things,
they said I3l have been friendly 10
ne rights ~ mankind, and we aCk1ow,-
edge win pleasure and gratitude that
the Lr5sl nation has produced patriots
VINO hsvG highly distinguished them
ives y the cause Of humanity in
America George Washington himself
GCkn0wlet c6d the bravery and heroic
service rendered by the Irish soldier in
the revolution, and became bimseli q
member Of the Friendly Sons Of ST.
Patrick
They krow, too, that stitched to that
immortal charter Of human riIhts-thc
y Cl2rEtiUn Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES seven
names that shed undying luster upon Cuc
name ana race. And it i5 well remem-
DeTcj, too, that when treason sought the
destruction Of this, the gyanGest and
MODEST government the world ever saw,
from every town, city and village, from
Maine TO California, went forth these eX-
lies 10 DO or die in the cause Of their
adopted COuntrv-to seal with their blood
the cause they loved so wel!-ard TO prove
70 the world thst they were still the cham !
Di0ns CT freedom, for which their fathers
DIed and died l0ag years before.
Treason and slavery fell together. "All |
men are crested free and equal" instead |
# being the weak and faint utteranca Of
. few struggling colonists moro than 100 |
years ego, is now the calm and deliberate
utterlnCe of powerful nation co 900, eco |
That fisg as il floats above cur !
heats today Ig a symbol of freedom anG !
poweT-l0t s stripe stricken from its |
folds or g star in that constellation |
Gimmed IL its luster. And while we love !
The lsHd that gave US birth, its music, its |
song, its green fields, bright sun, sweet I
smelling hedges, It's hills and dale5 ar3 |
oabbling brooks, ell Of which Sre mingled !
with the memory Of young LIES dream; /
yet We love the land Of our adoption /
more, for this is our home. For /
mere did many Of us see 20 down 20 |
dust in "s8eet ard holy blending" |
the ashes Of parents, children or friends
The man who has no love for the land Of !
MS tirth can never love his adopted home |
We nave the sympathy Of the great masses
CT The English people, who would st any |
time extend 70 poor, manacled ana bleed |
Ing Ireland the right hand of fellowship, |
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